Saturday, September 4, 2010
Ashitaba Plant and its Benefit
I have previously posted about Gynura Procumbens. A plant that has numerous benefits for our body. We stumbled upon this plant in our search for Ashitaba plant. Some mistakenly named Gynura Procumbens as the Ashitaba Plant. Their leaves might be the same but a closer look would prove it otherwise. The ridges of the leaves are more pronounced in Ashitaba plant than in Gynura Procumbens. Now , before I delve deeper, let me tell you more about the tomorrow leaf- Ashitaba.
Ashitaba
What is Ashitaba?
Ashitaba (Angelica Keiskei Koidzumi), also called DON QUI, a native in the Japanese island of Hachijo (Longevity Island). Ashitaba is also known as Tomorrow leaf and sometimes longevity herb because of its ability to reproduce a leaf on a daily basis. Angelica is latin for Angel. It connotes godly or heavenly effects.
Ashitaba imported from Singapore
Searching for Ashitaba plant here in the Philippines might lead you no where or in our case to Gynura Procumbens. A family friend living in Singapore recently brought back with her a few stem of Ashitaba for transplanting. But it never propagate. Is it because of the soil, the weather or the watering of the plant? I don't know.
Luckily, an SIL of mine went back to Singapore a few weeks ago and brought back with her a lot of Ashitaba to transplant. All the plants are now in the care of my other SIL whose helper apparently have green thumbs. So, let's see what's going to happen with the plant.
Benefits of Ashitaba:
Ashitaba is an antioxidant. It is a superfood with a rare class of flavonoids called Chalcone.
Chalcone function: purifies blood, strenghtens immune system, monitors cholesterol level, regulates blood pressure, suppresses acid secretion, prevents thrombus, suppresses cytophy, antibacterial, prevents cancer, and promotes metabolism. Source.
Organic Ashitaba
Superfood
I hope this simple post will be of great help. I will be updating this post regularly.
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I have Ashitaba (Tomorrow Leaf) and got them from FREE when you visit The Lost Eden Theme Park of Bio Research in Sucat. It claims to have a lot of medicinal properties! Thanks for sharing this coz i missed making a post about our visit to the park and this wonder plant. Hopefully we can make tea or salad with the plant soon :)
Michelle, I knew nothing about this leaf until now. Thank you for such important information. Great detailed shots as well.
Hello Mom-Friday I heard about Bio research but I am not sure if what they were giving is Gynura Procumbens or the real deal- Ashitaba.
You can view and differentiate the leaves because I have both Ashitaba and Gynura posts.
@Jo thanks I hope this post can help a lot of people!
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MrsM
i'm interested with anything organic. will look for one during my two-weeks vacation. looking forward to it. i need a break!!! hehe...
@Pia Hey girl how are you? I miss your comments na and your blog posts too!
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MrsM
Hi again Mrs. Martinez! I you can tell me where I can get some ASHITABA plant for our family use and later to be shared to others who may need.I am very much interested in it as I am with GYNURA. Thanks and regards.
Teodoro
We got our Ashitaba, as I have written in the above post, in Singapore.
We are still trying to grow our own plant. The climate change, soil among other factors are affecting the growth of the plant.
If we already have propagated the plant, I will update this post.
If you have relatives in Japan, you can ask them to bring in some plant for you.
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MrsM
hello mrs martinez your blog is very informative. ive been searching for ashitaba plant and i heard that bio research in sucat is giving out ashitaba for free so i went there all the way from rizal only to find out its gynura. thanks for the info. now i dont know where can i buy it. I dont have friends in singapore/japan. If you are however kind enough to sell your plant ill be very much willing to pay for it. ill be following your posts from now on. Thanks!!
marjorie
@Marjorie Sad to say, every time we bought ashitaba in Singapore, the plant dies. We can't propagate the plant properly ; (
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MrsM
oh.. im planning to go singapore this coming summer break. I own a farm and i have employees with green thumb. Maybe we should try it again. Ill be happy to share it. but how do i transport the plant? does it need papers to travel? or need to be quarantined? and where exactly in singapore can i buy it? I wanted to know the procedure so we can legally transport the plant.
My SIL forgot where she got it but I am sure you can search online. You can hand carry the flower in a box like the ones in flower shops. Or buy the seeds instead.
Good luck!
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MrsM
bought ashitaba and i didn't get the real thing. where did you buy yours?
just bought one from tagaytay yesterday.
=(
i would love to get a stem cutting for propagation... more than willing to pay for it.
@Franz Singapore. But sad to say, propagating Ashitaba here is difficult.
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MrsM
I would to have this plant, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. I live in Los Angeles, California ... can anyone help me1
Thanks
Hi Franz et al,
I have the real ashitaba plant from imported from Singapore.I got the idea from Mrs. Martinez. They were brought in last Mar 30 but after a month, they are dying. I got another batch last April 29 and hope they will live this time.
Hi Ms. Martinez thanks for your information that what I have in my garden is not the real Ashitaba Plant. I have a daughter in Singapore and I would like to know where there can we buy the plant or even just the seeds. Thank you again and will be following you in Twitter.
MrsMartinez thanks for the information that what I have in my garden is not the real Ashitaba plant but the Gyunura Procumbens although it is also medicinal herb.
I wonder where in Singapore can we buy the real Ashitaba Plant.
@Leni Hi there unfortunately as I have stated before, my SIL could not remember the place she got the ashitaba plant. SInce you daughter is staying in Singapore, I am sure she can research it and know someone who know where to get it. Start your search with people who works in hospitals.
I hope you can find the real plant and promulgate it here in Manila as we have no luck in promulgating it.
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MrsMartinez
i have ashitaba plant which i bought from tagaytay a month ago. The leaves are very much different from the ashitaba picture shown here. it looks like a tongue. are there different kinds of ashitabaa plant
@Anonymous As far as I know there is only one kind of Ashitaba. You might have the Gynura Procumbens that is widely available here.
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MrsMartinez
Hi Mrs.,Martinez. It was interesting reading about your experience with the Ashitaba plant. Was your SIL's helper able to propagate the plants from Singapore?
I will be receiving some packets of Angelica Keskei from the States when ky sister arrives next month and I am doing research on the proper way to grow the plant.
I won' be doing this personally as I don't have the space and the patience but myfriend who's into organic farming is willing to give it a try.
I'll let you know how things turn out.
regards,
Monet
Monet Hello there! sadly, we were not able to propagate Ashitaba. I wish you the best of luck and please let me know how it turned out ; )
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MrsMartinez
hi mrs. martinez,
i am thankful that u have shared ur knowledge about ashitaba. can i ask where can i have that plant? have you sell it? i am interested coz my parents and even me needs that kind of plant. thanks.
@chaiyin I got ours in Singapore but s I have stated, we were not able to propagate it ; (
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MrsMartinez
Hi mrs. martinez your picture of ashitaba plant look different to our ashitaba plant in our garden. What really the original looks of ashitaba plant.
@Anonymous You might want to check out my entry about Gynura Procumbens. The plant that you have might be that one. Some sellers passed it as an original Ashitaba plant.
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MrsMartinez
hi ,please let me know Mrs Martinez where to get this plant coz my best friend is a cancer victim i wanted to help her.betsy
is the gynura leaf have same benefits to ashitaba? so there is really no ashitaba that can be planted here in phils?
@Anonymous Please read my reply above for your query.
@Anonymous Please read my post on Gynura to learn of its benefit.
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MrsMartinez
Dear Ms. Martinez,
it was very usefull information you provide on your blog site. I also an ashitaba farmer on Lombok Island Indonesia 1200 meter above sea level on the foot of rinjani mountain, we are planting ashitaba over 25 years and we still dont know what exactly in ashitaba leaf, stem, root and sap, we only believe that ashitaba is a very usefull plant and consume it everyday.
now many people can feel the different between consuming ashitaba and not. we agree ashitaba make us healthy and keep young.
Best Regard,
NizarjOe
I think Gynura plant has been mistakenly referred as the Ashitaba plant because a friend shared to me an established plant cuttings which she called ashitaba only to find out its gynura. Nevertheless,the latter posseses lots of medicinal value just like the one they called ashitaba. If ashitaba is hard to propagate here, why not take gynura instead? A lot of people have been proven its benefits.
@lilia You are right and I could not have said it better.
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MrsMartinez
Hello everyone, glad to share to all im working on my ashitaba. I kept it in our rerigerator as following instruction keeping it moist for 30 days. Have a lot of prayers and hoping to succed so i can share to all.wish me luck.
@Anonymous I hope you can propagate it ; ) Good luck!
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MrsMartinez
Thank you po! My name is lorna. I live here in valenzuela city. Im a cancer survivor. And keeping myself busy bout this ashitaba japan. I have also these gynura procumbens and kept on proagating it while im still waiting for the real ashitaba seeds to sprout. My inaanak' gave these pack of ashitaba seeds as a gift.she'd been married to a japanese and he himself search for the seeds. I do hope i can make it, with all your prayers and support so i can share it to everyone. Those who are interested lets wait comes june-july to sprout. Keep you updated bout my seeds.
i have just been a recent convert to ashitaba and in the last month have bought at least 10 small pots. After reading your article and looking at the pictures above, i can say that what i have is the Gynura Procumbens. i have been "eating" the leaves of this plant for almost a month now . i need your honest opinion, as you have researched more on gynura procumbens, if i should continue eating it. a friend of mine is propagating ashitaba but i still have to see if what she has is similar to the plant i have. thank you very much for your article on ashitaba. it has enlightened me a lot!
@Anonymous Hi there! I am eating Gynura Procumbens for some time now. It has benefits too and I don't see any reason for you to stop eating it.
Ashitaba is sour you might not be able to swallow it.
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MrsMartinez
been reading your post when i search for benefits of ashitaba, my wife is in japan and she is growing ashitaba in her veranda, she send me some seeds to propagate and hopefully i can germinate some. seeds are available in japan.
hello... is someone out there in the philippines able to propagate the plant.. id like to buy some if that possible.. hope i get a reply..
@Gabby Maybe another reader can answer you because all the Ashitaba we brought from Singapore never made it.
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MrsMartinez
Well I have already successfully germinated my Ashitaba seeds from Japan, now my next plant for it is to acclimate it dito sa Pinas.
@AshitabaGrowerFrmAntipolo Well , Congratulations! We have been trying to propagate it here in Manila but we always failed.
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MrsMartinez
I am from Marilao, Bulacan and am planning to plant ashitaba. I will purchase the seed from a US seed supplier.
what is the maximum growing temperature for it. Temperature in our place sometimes go to as high as 42C.
thanks!
back2basic
@back2basic I think you have to place it in a shaded area. It might be wise to ask your US supplier regarding the exact temperature.
Thanks
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MrsMartinez
Hello, is there anyone who can differentiate the benefits of Ashitaba Japan and Gynura?
@Anonymous Here is the link for Gynura just in case you missed it ---> http://mrsmartinezravesandrants.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-to-water-your-gynura-procumbens.html
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MrsMartinez
I'm willing to share my ashitaba. Its growing abundantly in my garden.
You can contact me via email: maripisaint@yahoo.com. I can give you cuttings for FREE. In the beginning my plants were being consumed by the snails...but it now found a home...
never heard of this plant til someone brought it to my attention this morning. and im glad to have read all the commentaries, much more to know that someone has successfully grown it here in the phils. thank you guyz for the sharing, for your kindness. God bless you all! (",)
Hello AshitabaGrowerFrmAntipolo
Im a real fan of the Ashitaba plant and I would like to see your Ashitaba plant. May I visit you in Antipolo? I leave here in Quezon City Philippines. Please contact me in my Cell Phone number 09204043709. Email: Hirang4858@hotmail.com
Thanks a lot in advance.
Sincerly yours
Anton
Hi Ashitaba Fan
As far as I know the propagation of the Ashitaba plant can only be done by seeds.
if ashitaba plant wont make in manila region, maybe its because of the temperature range. It can tribe vigorously in japan and singapore maybe because they have the same climate. Perhaps we can possibly grow such plant in cool places here in the philippines. maybe we have to ask our highland propagators such as baguio and tagaytay to try growing this crop. If this ashitaba will benefit us, we can try our research to make this available in this country.
I just found out the benefits of this herb and its very much needed by peoples. Pls Dont take this advice negatively, i just want to help cos eventually i will be needing this stuff.. im much fanatic of herbal healers too..
If the ashitaba plants wont grow in the tropical climate of the philippines maybe it can grow in temperate environment such as tagaytay, baguio and other cool places in the country.
maybe we need to ask some of our fellow propagators in such areas to try to grow there. It might work also cos they almost the same climate in japan and singapore where they thrive.
i have not yet benefited by this herb since i just receive the information but i might be using this in the future.
hello po gud am Mrs Martinez,
Marami po me tanim ng Ashitaba pinalitan ko po mga Ashitaba ang mga halaman ko sa church..before i read the benefits of ashitaba i eat fresh or sinasalad po namin..lalo po ngayon nabasa ko ang lahat about Ashitaba...Marami na po mebinigyan ng Ashitaba...SALAMAT sa MAHAL na PANGINOON He created this kind of Herbal Plants...MAY GOD BLESS USS...
Hi, I hope Danny Naval could read this comment coz I am interested to have an Ashitaba plant. Yung binebenta kc sa sulit.com.ph puro gynura procumbens, meron na kc ako noon, and this Ashitaba plant seems elusive to find here in Metro Manila.
By the way, thanks for writing this article, very informative. Kakatakot din kc kumain o magconsume ng foreign plant diba? Just lately been interested to collect unique and medicinal plants.
Hi Danny Naval? Do you have the real ashitaba? I need it for my kid. How can I reach you? Tnx.
Hi,
I have Ashitaba plant here in Singapore, magdadala ako ng cuttings para mapropagate ko sa farm namin sa Indang pag uwi ko ng December 2012 sa Pinas. Hope dumami ito and will share this to everyone for free. I bought this plant to Huahng http://www.huahng.com.sg/ nasa SGD 10.0 per plant. Nag propagate din ako dito sa Singapore kasi kinakain ko sya everyday hehehehe.
Amir Guzman
If youre palnning to go in Singapore para bumili ng Ashitba sa http://www.huahng.com.sg/ pwede ko sila samahan. You can verify sa price just give them a call which is sgd 10.00 (330 pesos) per plant. Just call or pm me amir.guzman@gmail.com +65 8299 4889. Sana mabuhay at dumami sa farm namin pag uwi ko ng pinas, Ill give it for free :) para makatulong po.
interested ako dito and somebody introduced this plant to us. Pwde ba e-ship ang buong plnt from singapore? wala bang problema sa airport or customs? Amir, May seeds din ba sila binebenta?
tnx
Kailangan po ng papers from AVA ito po yung link http://www.ava.gov.sg/AgricultureFisheriesSector/ImportExportTransOfPlants/ then sa Pinas I think kailangan din http://www.bpi.da.gov.ph/ sa BPI. Sorry po wala po ako seeds na binebenta. Pag may seeds na ako I will let you know.
Hi Mrs. Martinez I got my ashitaba from a student of mine... it looks the same as the first you posted. I just don't know if that's the real ashitaba but I tried chewing a piece of leaf. I am still observing the effect on my health.
Yesterday, my sister made salad with ashitaba leaf and it tasted good ( mixture of chopped tomatoe, onion, ashitaba leaf,and fish salt).
@Utik Telan If what you have looks like the ones in the photos above then you have Ashitaba.
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MrsMartinez
Hi Amir Guzman. Ano address mo sa Indang? I'm from Tambo and interested to have the true Ashitaba plant. When can i see you in Indang? Tnx. God bless u and your family.
Hi Amir Guzman. Taga Indang din ako at interesado sa true ashitaba plant. When and where can i visit u for the plant?
hi good morning, where can i buy po the real ashitaba plant.
hello po, where can i buy po the real ashitaba plant. thanks.
my mother is a cancer patient and i have an ovarian cyst.i heard about ashitaba leaves few days ago.i will be in singapore on sunday,can u please tell me where did you bought urs? tnx
You can find the Ashitaba plant at Sidcor Farmers Market, every sunday at Eton Centris, Q ave cor Edsa.
Its easy to propagate by cuttings, even in Manila. Full sun is no problem, from expereince.
@jhas please refer to my prev post anyways ito po yung website, map and address. Website http://www.huahng.com.sg/, MAP: http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_9938/travel_site_127320/, Address: 15 Bah Soon Pah Road map
Real Ashitaba wont propagate via cuttings, I've tried for 2 months experimenting propagation via cuttings wont work kahit lagyan ko ng homemade kong EM1 wont work. Pro gustong gusto ng Ashitaba plant ko yung homemade na EM1. :).
meron na po bang update from those who were trying to germinate/propagate ashitaba seeds/plants? sana ,meron na...
@porgy I think somebody has already propagated Ashitaba. Please browse comment section of this post.
Thanks
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MrsMartinez
The other day I was at Tagaytay's Mahogany market and overheard 2 Filipina girls asking for this Ashitaba plant and told the plant seller that it is good for cancer prevention, etc. I bought 2 small pots and by tomorrow I will start chewing 1 leaf 2x a day per the girls driver recommendation.
Do you iintend to sell it?a friend of mine is suffering from cancer and we want to try everything to help her.May I know toyr address so we can go there.
Would like to know what happen to your ashitaba plant?did it grow?
i am from la union, i ordered seeds from horizonherbs and i have 4 seedlings germinated out of 10 seeds of angelika keiski. I am just hoping they could survive 60 days before transplanting them to a bigger pots.
hi,i am searching for true ashitaba and interesado po akong mgtnim nito coz i found on your blog,and mtgl n po akong ngreresearch nito.ngtnim po ako nito bigay ng friend ksi svi ashitaba dw po hndi nmn pla,gynura po pl yun....same lng po b sila ng medicinal benefits?thanks po.if mgsale po kyo ng ashitaba willing po akong bumili im from here in Marilao Bulacan
Hi,Im from Brunei and just recently I purchased ashitaba herbal tea from Lombok Indonesia. I read a lot about the good benefits of ashitaba and thats why I bought them and started taking the tea regularly. As a matter of fact, I planted gynura procumbens at home. They grow very well and I enjoy taking few leaves every now and then.
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